3/31/2015

"Dry" Curry From Curry-Ya咖喱屋のドライカレー(Japanese follows. / 日本語は以下へ続く。)I went to a Japanese curry shop called "Curry-Ya" in East Village.In Japan, curry means "curry rice" most of the time and it's one of the most popular dishes and even we had it as a school lunch.In Meiji period (1868 ~ 1912), it's introduced by Britain who had brought back from Indian colony.So, when I said Japanese curry about Curry-Ya, they serve "curry rice" mainly.

There're a long counter facing to the kitchen and a short counter facing outside with 2 chairs, and the total of the chairs were about 12.

I got there around 2:15 PM, and about a half the chairs was full.When I entered, one of them said, "Irasshaimase (いらっしゃいませ, welcome)" and let me sit wherever was open.Under the counter, there're hooks to hang bags.

On the wall, there's a plate of Golden Grub Award 2012.

I thought it means the best curry in the area, or possibly in the city, but I learned that it doesn't.

Instead, this plate only shows which item was ordered the most via GrubHub, a delivery site, and it's just what the most dish is solely in Curry-Ya.

Menu

I decided to get "'Dry' Curry" and I asked how spicy "hot" meant, and she said it's not that spicy, so I asked her to make it hotter.According to some sites, dry curry can be divided into 3 types.1. Ground meat and chopped vegetables seasoned with curry powder and cooked down till the water evaporates, and poured over white rice.2. Curry flavored fried rice.3. Stirred with uncooked rice and curry powder and cooked (like pilaf).As "Lunch Special," they serve complimentary salad till 4 PM.The dressing tasted like vegetable oil, vinegar and soy sauce.

Here, it's the 1st type, which is the most generally known one.

On the top, there're a bunch of fried sliced onions and also sliced hard-boiled egg.The onions weren't freshly fried so that they didn't have crunchy texture but had fragrant scent.

I could see raisins and carrots, and even though I couldn't see onions, they added sweetness.

As curry has such a strong flavor, I didn't taste any bitterness of celery.First I tasted raisins and onions, then gradually heat came out, but the spiciness wasn't something I was hoping for.And it's a little bit waterier than the ones I've had before, but I enjoyed this authentic Japanese dry curry.As it's a Japanese curry shop, they sure had Rakkyou, pickled shallots/leeks/scallions (on the left), and Fukujinzuke, pickled vegetables.These are famous toppings and gratis.

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